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Sean Deuby

Sean Deuby, technical director for Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Pro, has over 25 years' experience in enterprise IT. He began his IT career running Texas Instruments' IBM VM systems, then helped design, deploy, and support TI's first Windows NT 3.5 worldwide infrastructure. He spent 10 years with Intel Corporation, where he was one of the architects of Intel's corporate Active Directory forest and the design engineer of the directory services team. A longtime contributing editor before joining the magazine, Sean has written many articles and a book on Windows Server and Active Directory, and speaks on these topics at conferences around the world. Microsoft has awarded Sean the MVP (Most Valuable Professional) distinction for directory services every year since 2004.
Email: sean@windowsitpro.com

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How Windows Server 2012 Improves Active Directory Disaster Recovery

By Sean Deuby, 05/15/2012

Windows Server 2012's virtualization improvements also help you recover from some disaster scenarios much faster than ever before.

Windows Server 8 Active Directory Moves Forward

By Sean Deuby, 04/20/2012

Here are the major identity and security changes that Microsoft has incorporated into Windows Server 8.

NSTIC Identity Initiative Moves Forward

By Sean Deuby, 04/02/2012

The NSTIC, a government-funded initiative is spurring industry to create an identity ecosystem that is both less burdensome and more secure

The Rise of Virtual Directory Servers

By Sean Deuby, 03/23/2012

Virtual directory servers have been around for years, but they're experiencing a dramatic increase in popularity thanks to their strengths and the new requirements of cloud ...

Ping Identity Announces PingOne Cloud Access Service and Application Provider Service

By Sean Deuby, 03/21/2012

Ping Identity yesterday announced PingOne, which is a couple of IDaaS-related services with a different twist.

Market Watch: Identity as a Service

By Sean Deuby, 03/19/2012

Using Identity as a Service (IDaaS) for identity management of cloud applications is quickly moving from a radical idea that only small companies would try to a viable, mainstream ...

Microsoft's Jeffrey Snover on Windows Server 8

By Michael Otey, 03/13/2012

Microsoft's Jeffrey Snover talks with Michael Otey and Sean Deuby about upcoming enhancements to Windows Server 8, including storage improvements, the importance of PowerShell, ...

Windows Server 8 Beta Introduces ReFS: Resilient File System

By Sean Deuby, 03/02/2012

Windows Server 8's ReFS is designed to handle the data and availability requirements of today's petabyte-scale cloud data centers.

Windows IT Pro Insider: Microsoft System Center 2012 and the Private Cloud

By Jeff James, 02/22/2012

Microsoft hosted a hands-on workshop on System Center 2012 and the Private Cloud in mid-January. Windows IT Pro staffers Jeff James, Michael Otey, and Sean Deuby attended. They ...

Identity Predictions

By Sean Deuby, 02/20/2012

Two sessions related to Active Directory at the recent Gartner Identity and Access Management Summit provide rich food for thought in the identity realm.

System Center 2012: Private Cloud for the Masses?

By Sean Deuby, 01/19/2012

Microsoft's recent System Center 2012 announcements are designed to make it easier for an IT shop to set up a private cloud.

The Evolution of Microsoft's System Center Suite

By Sean Deuby, 12/20/2011

Microsoft is updating all the major System Center components for 2012, with a focus on private cloud management.

Microsoft's Jeffrey Snover Discusses Windows Server 8

By Sean Deuby, 12/15/2011

Windows IT Pro technical directors Sean Deuby and Michael Otey talk with Jeffrey Snover, lead architect for the Windows Server Division at Microsoft, about some of the latest ...

SCIM Simplifies Cloud Service Identity Provisioning

By Sean Deuby, 12/09/2011

You’ve probably never heard of the Simple Cloud Identity Management (SCIM) specification, but within a year it will affect some of the key areas you work on as an identity ...

Windows IT Pro Insider: Windows 8 on the Tablet

By Paul Thurrott, 11/08/2011

Paul Thurrott demonstrates Windows 8 on the tablet in this edition of Windows IT Pro Insider. Along with Sean Deuby, Michael Otey, and Jeff James, Paul walks through the ...

Upgrading Active Directory to Windows Server 8 (Screenshot Gallery)

By Sean Deuby, 11/04/2011

Upgrading your Active Directory schema for a new version of the Windows Server OS has always been a matter of concern, but these screenshots show Windows Server 8 has made it a ...

Exploring Windows Server 8: Dynamic Access Control

By Sean Deuby, 10/24/2011

Windows Server 8 Dynamic Access Control isn’t just a very powerful security and compliance feature. It’s also a basis for more authorization flexibility in future versions of ...

Is Your Identity and Access Infrastructure Ready for the Cloud?

By Sean Deuby, 10/21/2011

The Office 365 Deployment Readiness Tool is a free, easy-to-use utility that gives you a quick assessment of your Active Directory, Exchange Server, and SharePoint environment.

NSTIC Lays Out a Compelling Identity Ecosystem Vision

By Sean Deuby, 10/13/2011

The National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace has a vision for the future: an Identity Ecosystem in which everyone enjoys greater trust and security as they conduct ...

Microsoft TechNet Gallery: TechNet’s New IT Pro Scripting Center (Plus A Little More)

By Sean Deuby, 10/07/2011

The Microsoft TechNet Gallery is a big improvement over previous incarnations of a scripting center on the TechNet site.



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